Treating-table



F. KOENIGKRAMER.

TREATING TABLE. APPLICATION FILED mu: 6.1914.

1,319,227. Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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F. KOENIGKRAM-ER. TREATING TABLE.-

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 5. 1914.

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TREATING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6.1914.

1,319,227. Patented .Oct. 21,1919.

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vNITED ES w s F C IRAN K KOENIGKRAMER, .OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TREATING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Oct, 21, 1919,

Application filed June 6, 1914. Serial No. 843,568.

T 0 all whom it may concern;-

Be it known that I, FRANK KOENIGKRA- MER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Treating- Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in osteopathic or treating tables. .One of its objects is to provide a new and improved assembly of adjustable table top sections. Another object is to provide improved-means to tension the pivotal movement of one of the top sections. Another object is to provide improved locking means for one of the movable top sections. Another object is to provide an improved adjustable central table top section and means to support, adjust and retain said section in diiferent positions. My invention also comprises certain details of form, combination and arrangement, all of which will be fully set forth in the de-' scription of the accompanying drawings in which: 7

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved treating table.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with two of the table top sections detached.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the table shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail of the central top section in the elevated position, and in side elevation. 7

Figs. 4 and 5 are similar views showing the central top section in inclined positions.

Fig. 6 is an end view of the central top section taken on line X X of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of one of the central top section supportingmembers. V

Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the central top section and another supporting member. I

Fig. 9 is a sectional detail of the bolt actuating eccentric of Fig. 2.

The accompanying drawings represent the preferred; embodiment of my invention in which A represents the plunger or movable member of a hydraulic table support or standard. A sectional table top is composed of three sections B C D which vare each supported upon and relative to the head or to 2 of member A.

The table top section B is preferably hinged to the head 2 upon a horizontal axis at b and adjustable to varying positions of inclination, substantially as illustrated and described in my Patent No. 1,286,027, issued Nov. 26, 1918.

The top section D is pivotally attached to and ad ustably supported relative to said head 2 upon a vertical axis 3 substantially as illustrated and described in my said patent, except as to provision for locking said section against pivotal movement upon said axis 3, and the means employed to tension or return said section to a central position, which are as follows. The vertical shaft or'axis 3 is journaled 1n a bearing 4 carried by the head 2, and to the upper end of shaft 3 is rigidly secured a block or plate 5 which rests upon the upper end of the bearing 4. A horizontal axis or shaft 6 is journaled in bearings in the plate 5 and is provided with guide rods 7 to which the top section D is attached to move longitudinally on saidrods, and with said rods to turn upon the axis 6 to move the axis 3 to move the'top section D horizontally, as described in my former appli cation. The shaft 6 also; serves as the center to which shackle f forming the upper terminal of spring F is attached to the plate or head 5. At the lower end spring F is attached to a movable carriage47 which is adjustable on the lever 41 by means of a screw rod attached to and operated by the hand-wheel 42. The lever 41 is pivoted to a collar 43 rigidon the vertical axle 3, and at its outer end is connected by a sleeve 44, a threaded eye-bolt 45 telescoping in said sleeve 44, and a nut 46, with the frame 7 and serving to adjustably and resiliently support the frame 7 in a substantially horizontal position. i

The plate 5 is provided with laterally rojecting arms 8 and 9 to which separate springs 10 and 11 are attached at one end. At the opposite ends said springs 10 and 11 are attached to eye-bolts 12 passing through ears 14 attached to head 2 and provided with nuts by means of which the tension on springs 10 and 11 may be adjusted to normally hold the section in the desired po-' The plate 5 has a central notch 15 to be engaged by a locking bolt 16 which is pivotably attached to an eccentric stud 17 carried by a shaft 18 which is journaled to a block 19 attached by arms 20 to the head 2. The shaft 18 is provided with a hand lever 21 by means of which the shaft 18 may be given a half rotation to shift the bolt 16 from locked to unlocked position. The forward end of the bolt is supported and guided between the upturned ends of guide members 22 which are adjustably attached to the head 2 by means of screws 24 passing through slots in said members 22. The bolt 16 when engaged in the notch 15 locks the plate 5 and table section D against movement on the axis 3 and the hand lever 21 is in a position convenient for the operator.

The intermediate to section C is substantially rectangular 1n plan, and is supported above and relative to the head 2 with its opposite ends respectively adjacent to one end of section B and to one end of section D by means of two grids or plates 25 and 26 which are hinged together upon a horizontal shaft or axis 27. The plate 25 is rigidly attached to the head 2 by detachably seating it upon the pin it, and has upwardly projecting ears 28 in which the shaft 27 is journaled and also upwardly projecting ears 29 in which is j ourna-led a shaft 30. The plate 25 has also raised cross rails 31 upon which the plate 26 is supported at the lower limit of its movement.

The plate 26 is hinged to plate 25 upon the axis 27, and at its opposite edge is pivotally connected by hinges 32 to the top section C. The shaft 27 at opposite ends is provided with crank arms or wipers 33 which engage curved fingers 34: attached to the under side of the top section C so that when the hand lever 35 is employed to rotate the shaft 27, said cranks'33 may be caused to engage the fingers 3 1 to lift one end of top section C as indicated in Fig. 4, thereby inclining the top section G in one direction. The shaft 30 is also provided with crank arms or wipers 36 which engage fingers 37 carried by the plate 26. When the hand lever 38 is employed to rotate shaft 30 the crank arms 36 engage the fingers 37 to lift one end of plate 26 carrying with it the opposite end of top section'C, said plate 26 turning on its center 27. Screws 39 passing through theside bars of plate 26 and into the under face of section 0 limit the upward movement of the top section and secure a firm engagement between the crank arms 33 and their engaging fingers 34 to retain the parts in their adjusted position. A screw 40 also passes through one of the cross rails 31 and is.threaded into the plate 26 near the hinges 32 to limit the upward movement of plate 26 on its center 27 for a like purpose as regards cranks 36 and fingers 37. When the top section is lowered said screws 39 and 10 telescope through the holes in plate 26 and cross rail 31 as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. It will thus be noted that the top section C has four positions of adjustment, an elevated horizontal position flush with the top sections B and D, a horizontal lowered position in which it and the plate 26 rest upon the cross rails 31, a position in which it is inclined toward top section B and a position in which it is inclined toward top section D. These several positions of adjustment are attained by the movement of one or both .of the hand levers 35 and 38, which are convenient to the operator. The several positions of the section C serve to secure comfortable positions for the patient and adjust section C to. accord with the adjustments of sections B and D. The section C and its members 25 and 26 may be lifted from head 2. When the section D is to be oscillated upon its center 3 it is adjusted away from section C sufficiently to permit the desired movement. Also if desired the corners of section C adjacent to section D may be rounded or cut away to facilitate the 0scillation of section D.

The mechanism herein illustrated and described is capable of considerable modification without departing from the principle of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim is: t

1. A treating table comprising a supporting standard, a table top comprising a main top section, an auxiliary movable section and an intermediate section independently vertically adjustable at opposite ends to adjust said intermediate section to different inclined and horizontal positions.

2. A treating table comprising a main table top section, a rectangular intermediate table top section, an auxiliary oscillatable table top section, a vertical standard serving as a support in common for said several table top sections, and means to independently adjust said intermediate top section at opposite ends relative to said standard to secure a plurality of horizontal and inclined positions for said intermediate top section.

3. In a treating table a table top comprising a main top section, an auxiliary oscillat able section, and an intermediate top section independently adjustable at opposite ends to secure a plurality of horizontal and a plurality of inclined positions for said intermediate top section.

4. In a treating table a table top comprising a main top section adjustable to different positions of inclination, an auxiliary oscillatable top section, and an intermediate top section independently adjustable at opposite ends to enable said intermediate section positions and a plurality of different inclined positions.

5. In a treating table a table top comprising a main top section, an auxiliary oscillatable top section, and an adjustable intermediate top section, said intermediate top section being connected to its base by a member hinged at one end to the top section and at the opposite end to the base, and mechanism to independently elevate or lower opposite ends of said intermediate top section.

6. In combination with a main table top section, and an auxiliary oscillatable top section, an intermediate top section comprising a top member, and a base member connected together by a member hinged at one end to said top member and at the opposite end to said base member, connecting members to limit the movement of said hinged member relative to said top member and base member, and independent operating levers} to raise or lower opposite ends of said top members.

7. A treating table comprising a vertically adjustable standard, a main top section mounted upon said standard, an auxiliary oscillatable top section pivotally mounted upon said standard, and an intermediate top section mounted upon said standard and independently adjustable relative thereto at opposite ends, to secure for said intermediate top section a plurality of different positions relative to said standard.

8. A treating table comprising a stand ard, a main top section mounted upon said standard, an auxiliary oscillatable top section pivotally mounted upon said standard, a latch bar carried by said standard to engage and lock said pivotally mounted top section and a hand lever and eccentric carried by said standard beneath said main top section to actuate said latch bar.

9. A treating table comprising a standard, a main top section mounted upon said standard, an auxiliary oscillatable top section pivotally supported upon said standard, laterally horizontally projecting arms carried by said auxiliary top section, independent tensioning springs connected at one end to said standard and at the opposite end to the extended ends of said respective arms, and means to independently vary the tension on-said springs.

10. A treating table comprising a main table top section, a single intermediate table top section, an oscillatable table top section, means permitting the intermediate top section to be adjusted to an angular position relative to the main top section, means permitting said intermediate top section to be adjusted to an angular position relative to said auxiliary top section, and means to lock said intermediate top section in the aforesaid different positions.

11. A treating table comprising a main table top section, a single rectangular intermediate table top section, an auxiliary oscillatable table top section, means to lower the intermediate top section at an angle relative to the horizontal plane of the main top section, means to lower the intermediate top section at an angle relative to the horizontal plane of the auxiliary top section, and means permitting the intermediate top section to be lowered vertically relative to the horizontal plane of the main table top section and auxiliary top section.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK KOENIGKRAMER.

Witnesses:

C. W. MILEs, W. THORNTON BOGERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

